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10/31/2025

10/31/2025

Stay safe this Halloween everyone

10/31/2025

10/31/2025

In Springfield, Missouri, police, fire and public works crews teamed up to roll out mobile vehicle barriers for a packed downtown Halloween celebration

10/30/2025

10-30-2025: serious rollover accident on Kansas just North of Broadmoor, Police, Fire and EMS responded to a rollover accident with persons trapped, patients were extricated and transported to the hospital.

10/30/2025

10-30-2025: multiple people arrested in the 2100 block of West Water street and building services put a notice on the house after fire outside in the trash can

10/30/2025

Fatal Fire in Rural Newton county

Newton County sheriffs release the following.

Prayers to all impacted by this tragedy.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On October 29, 2025 at approximately 1:50PM, the Newton County Central Dispatch Center received a call of a structure fire at 28252 Highway HH in Newton County. Deputies along with the Midway Fire Department, Stella Fire Department, Wheaton Fire Department and Newton County Ambulance responded to the scene.

Firefighters found the residence to be fully engulfed whenever they arrived on scene. Firefighters worked on the fire for most of the afternoon and into the evening. Once the fire had been brought under control, a search of the residence was conducted by Firefighters and the Missouri State Fire Marshall's Office. A deceased female was located inside of the residence.

Detectives with the Sheriff's Office responded to the scene to conduct a death investigation.
The Newton County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri State Fire Marshall's Office are conducting a joint investigation into the possible cause of the fire. An autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow, October 31, 2025.

•The name of the victim is not being released at this time, pending notification of next of kin. At this time, it does not appear that this structure fire is related to the structure fire that occurred at 17723
Highway O.

If anyone has any information about the fire, we ask that you contact Detective Dale Brashers with the Newton County Sheriff's Office or you can contact the State Fire Marshall's Office.

Sheriff Matt Stewart

10/30/2025

10-30-2025: Police and Fire respond to fire outside in the trash can, 2100 block of West Water Street one person was detained.

10/30/2025

10-29-2025 large fight reported 30-40 outside Hotel of Terror, multiple Greene County and Springfield Police responded to a fight, they had multiple people detained on scene and EMS checking on any injuries.

10/29/2025

Missouri Gov. Kehoe announces millions of dollars for shutdown-impacted programs, including SNAP: https://www.ky3.com/2025/10/29/missouri-gov-kehoe-announces-millions-dollars-programs-shutdown-impacted-programs-including-snap/

10/29/2025

The Oct. 21 helicopter crash near the downtown Springfield airport was the second crash in 10 months for So Fly, a company that teaches people how to fly helicopters. So Fly is suing the pilot-in-training in a Dec. 21 crash.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/helicopter-crash-was-second-in-10-months-for-company-offering-flying-lessons/

10/29/2025